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Alex was asking about the classic “Civil Rights”:http://folkmusic.about.com/od/toptens/tp/CivilRightsSong.htm songs and of course _We Shall Overcome_ comes to mind. I didn’t realize that it was actually a relatively recent song that Pete Seeger adapted from a traditional gospel song and was originally from a melody called “No More Auction Block for Me” and the famous version […]

Alex is always finding some great sites like “Freerice.com”:http://freerice.com where you answer questions and then donations for the poor happen. Fun and addicting too.

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There is a new “website”:http://www.bjdy.com/juniorchess/search/index3.html that has the Northwest Scholastic Rating System in a searchable database. powered by performancing firefox

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20 dollar bill new – front & back.jpg (JPEG Image, 669×585 pixels). Alex needs for his project. $20 is all his grandmother had in her pocket when she came to the US.

Timelines – 1804. National Park Service has a good timeline of the journey.

Tong Family Blog: Calvin Archives a great site for the mind!